Syllabus (Spring 2006)
| Date | Topic |
| Tues 1/17 | General Introduction |
| Thur 1/19 | Sex determination |
| Tues 1/24 | Male reproductive system |
| Thur 1/26 | Male reproductive system |
| Tues 1/31 | Female reproductive system |
| Thur 2/2 | Female reproductive system |
| Tues 2/7 | Sex differentiation |
| Thur 2/9 | Brain and pituitary gland |
| Tues 2/14 | Female reproductive cycles: Menstrual and estrous cycles |
| Thur 2/16 | EXAM I |
| Tues 2/21 | Seasonal reproductive cycles |
| Thur 2/23 | Seasonal reproductive cycles |
| Tues 2/28 | Environmental control of seasonal cycles |
| Thur 3/2 | Sexual behavior and sexual selection |
| Tues 3/7 | Aggression and territoriality |
| Thur 3/9 | Video: "Trials of Life I" |
| Tues 3/14 | Courtship, mating, and fertilization |
| Thur 3/16 | Placenta and its regulation |
| Tues 3/21 | Pregnancy |
| Thur 3/23 | EXAM II |
| Tues 3/28 | SPRING BREAK--NO CLASS |
| Thur 3/30 | SPRING BREAK--NO CLASS |
| Tues 4/4 | Video: "Trials of Life II" |
| Thur 4/6 | Scientific American article: "Child Care Among Insects" Parental behavior in vertebrates |
| Tues 4/11 | Parental behavior in vertebrates (Cont) |
| Thur 4/13 | Reproductive senenscence |
| Tues 4/18 | Steroid hormones and sexual dimorphism of the brain |
| Thur 4/20 | Pheromones and reproduction |
| Tues 4/25 | Molluscan reproduction: Anatomy and physiology of cephalopod and gastropod reproduction |
| Thur 4/27 | Molluscan reproduction: Gastropod reproductive neuroendocrinology |
| Tues 5/2 | Discussion: "Regulation of Seasonal Reproduction in Mollusks" |
| Thur 5/4 | General review |
| Mon 5/8 | FINAL EXAM (1:30 pm) **Final is cumulative |